Local News From Ainsworth Route 2 Community
Viola Rademaker reports social visits and local events around Ainsworth Route 2 May 7. Visitors include P G Ahrens family and Harold, Richard Ling from Washington, E R Lins family, Dale Cole and Edna Bishop, and Mrs Lins with Howard. George Wallace buys a new tractor. L G club met with Paul family. next meet May 20. Examinations for Almeda Beenblossom and Mark Campbell in Washington. David Letts visiting Fairfield. Will Martin learns of his mother's Nebraska death.
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Ob Paul
Will Paul
W. E. Paul
Rob Paul
Campbel
Almeda Beenblossom
Mark
Lloyd Maxwell
Washington
Will Martin
Nebraska
Mother's Day Rain Keeps Roads Heavy in West Chester
Dayton correspondent notes persistent rain on Mother's Day. Farmers grimace at high corn prices relative to hogs, lament road repairs, and urge better roads to boost land values. Local figures mention H. P. Augustine and town livestock moves, with Elmer Nevins returning to the area.
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West Chester
Congress
H. P. Augustine
Chicago
Town Livestock Commission
Charlie Seabery
Romine
Frank
Elmer Nevins
Des Moines
Elmer
Washington County
Funeral Visitors and Community News at Crawfordsville
Wallace Barnes of Monmouth attended the funeral of S J Kellogg in Crawfordsville. Family visits include Mabel Crooks and Selma Dean in Iowa City, J C Hugton in Grinnell, and Daisy Huber hosting the Social Hour club. The district notes an injury to Ella DeLong from a chair incident and reports on multiple sick list cases and local gatherings, including a senior class play and baccalaureate service with detailed church events.
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Crawfordsville
Wallace Barnes
Monmouth
T. H. Barnes
S. J. Kellogg
Mabel Crooks
Selma Dean
Iowa City
J. C. Hugton
Grinnell
Hope
Jane McElroy
Winfield
Will Fishburn
Daisy Huber
Huber
Grace Williaims
Ella DeLong
R. C. Holmes
Mr. Holmes
Fred Shaffer
Wayland
Ralph Beauchamp
Rex
Bert Hesseltine
Washington
Alice Gormly
Eva
Tipton
George Yeager
Frank McCoy
Stanwood
John McCoy
Mt. Pleasant
Mary McCoy
W. DD. Fishburn
Stanley Fishburn
Tey. W. C. Porter
Clyde Fishburn
Frank Bailey
Frank Taylor
H. J. Schoonover
P. P. Graber
Irene and
Alice
Wellman
Nick Roth
Madison Tucker
Mia
Frank Macon
Benson
William Bailey
Delbert
J. A. Huston
Basil Huston
Olds
Joe Roth
Noble
Forrest Davidson
W. G. Barr
W. C. Porter
Mr. Sorden
E. W. Griffith
William Davidson
Lisle Anwy
Carson Packer
Bad Man Began His Lawless Life Early
A Collier’s Magazine profile by Owen P. White recalls St Langley’s ruthless youth. Born to honest parents, Bill trained in shooting from age fourteen using two hands and horses, leaving a troubling conscience as his life of crime began.
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St Langley
Texas
Owen P. White
Collier’s Magazine
Ufe
Bill
Ile
ABE MARTIN Hanged But Rope Breaks In Texas Vigilante Event
After nineteen years, ABE MARTIN was captured by a Texas vigilance committee. The hanging failed when a bullet clipped the rope, and he fell to the ground before recovering. Langley, linked to years of depredation, was later executed in Giddings Texas on October 11, 1975.
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Texas Vigilance Committee
Langley
Giddings
Texas
Capital Letters and the Rise of Capitals in Writing
The article explains Latin caput meaning head and how early writing used all caps. It describes the shift to joined letters for speed and then using capitals to emphasize beginnings of important words, yielding our modern capital letters.
Alaska Army sled dog regulations demand moccasins and nail care
Army rules for Alaska sled dogs require each dog to have two pairs of moccasins fitted for it. Nails must be pared before fall work and inspected monthly to prevent pulling and lameness.
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Army
Alaska
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John Mapel, Jr
Wayna Norman
BR. L. Smith
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S. Clifford Reeves
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